"visiting" the first class cabin
Jul 5, 2009 | 12:43 am
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Could you purchase two WT+ seats use the points to upgrade both of you to Business Class? That way you would both enjoy premium cabin experiences and be able to sit together.
Jul 5, 2009 | 6:17 am
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First post here. I'm accompanying my father-in-law YVR-MPX this summer. He's in First, and I'm at the back of the bus. He is 80, lost his wife in the past year and has (mild) dementia. I like to visit him a couple of times during the flight. How impenetrable is that curtain? What would be the best way in your opinion to approach this? I'm just looking for visiting privileges.
Jul 5, 2009 | 7:01 am
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I don't think anyone minds the quick pop in and check but it is extremely annoying to have someone standing in the aisle chatting. As to the dementia, it kind of surprises me you wouldn't be sitting with him even if it meant HE went economy as well.
Jul 5, 2009 | 5:00 pm
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To the OP: talk to the FA, tell them your story, ask if it is ok, and also ask how you can minimize disruption to the other FC pax while doing so.
Good luck.
Jul 5, 2009 | 11:02 pm
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Jul 6, 2009 | 12:10 pm
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As said, the poster needs to speak with the crew and even should anyway if her father could have problems during flight. To that end, I would suggest that she reserve the last row in the J cabin and an aisle seat. That way if acceptable to the crew, the disturbance to the cabin will be less obtrusive.
Jul 7, 2009 | 1:24 am
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In this case giving the FAs a tip that there is a family member in the back should there be a problem would probably be a good idea anyway. Over and above that I bet the gentleman will sleep through a large portion fo the flight so an occational check would possibly go completely unnoticed by many guests in F anyway so way all the hoopla. The OP was just asking to go check everynow and then if the relative is doing ok.
Jul 7, 2009 | 6:47 am
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In this case giving the FAs a tip that there is a family member in the back should there be a problem would probably be a good idea anyway. Over and above that I bet the gentleman will sleep through a large portion fo the flight so an occational check would possibly go completely unnoticed by many guests in F anyway so way all the hoopla. The OP was just asking to go check everynow and then if the relative is doing ok.
Jul 7, 2009 | 10:06 am
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At the risk of going a bit off-topic for this thread, the rules for writing country names in English evolved over centuries. Airport codes are an invention of the early computer age, when upper-case-only text was standard. In addition, writing them in upper-case helps distinguish them from three-letter words that happen to be spelled the same way: a FAT passenger is not (necessarily) also a fat passenger!
Jul 7, 2009 | 11:48 am
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First post here. I'm accompanying my father-in-law YVR-MPX this summer. He's in First, and I'm at the back of the bus. He is 80, lost his wife in the past year and has (mild) dementia. I like to visit him a couple of times during the flight. How impenetrable is that curtain? What would be the best way in your opinion to approach this? I'm just looking for visiting privileges.
However, given that your father suffers from dementia, it is possible that he may be required to travel with an assistant. You might like to check with the carrier about this.
Jul 7, 2009 | 12:50 pm
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While I agree there's no need to sting the OP
As someone who went through several plane flights with an elderly parent also with mild dementia, there is NO guarantee the OP's father will sleep on such a long flight. "Sundowning" is a common effect of dementia, where as the night progresses the person becomes more anxious, not less.
Leaving aside the F vs Y debate, what happens if your father becomes agitated or confused mid flight? Has he been on any flights recently where you could at least gauge his reactions? Will he be on any special medications? I think you need to make sure the disruption on his end will be manageable for his sake as well as other F passengers.
Leaving aside the F vs Y debate, what happens if your father becomes agitated or confused mid flight? Has he been on any flights recently where you could at least gauge his reactions? Will he be on any special medications? I think you need to make sure the disruption on his end will be manageable for his sake as well as other F passengers.
